Up
in smoke
The World Health Organization has spent three years crafting a global
tobacco treaty. As negotiations come down to the wire, U.S. delegates
appointed by President Bush's tobacco-friendly White House are gutting
it.By
Tali Woodward

In
the Public InterestCredit
scam: Why is Congress so intent on helping lenders  and hurting
millions of consumers?By Ralph Nader
Focus on the Corporation
Hide and seek: How the Justice Department keeps white-collar criminal
deals secret.By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Media
BeatPrizes
for the stinkiest press coverage of the past year.By Norman
Solomon